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by tasbury
Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:48 pm
Forum: Tips
Topic: Setting the Default Unknown Action to Textpad in Windows 7
Replies: 1
Views: 12114

Setting the Default Unknown Action to Textpad in Windows 7

For a long time (since Windows 98), I have used Textpad on a mixed Windows and unix network. I like to be able to double-click on any old file type and at least get it to open with Textpad. To do that, I have set the default action for unknown file types to Textpad. The out-of-the-box action for ...
by tasbury
Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Install of v5.0 fails with error 1155
Replies: 3
Views: 930

WGA Considered Harmful

No, as a matter of fact, I don't want to run WGA because it's intrusive and obnoxious.

I have a valid Windows install, I've been a textpad customer for several years, and I would like to be able to upgrade to v5.

Do I assume correctly that, while Textpad v4 only requires the instmsi that comes ...
by tasbury
Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Install of v5.0 fails with error 1155
Replies: 3
Views: 930

Install of v5.0 fails with error 1155

Installshield appears to want instmsi30, and v2.0 comes with NT2k sp4.

v3.0 download wants me to run WGA (which I'm not about to do).

It appears that I will not be able to upgrade textpad beyond the v.4.7.whatever that I now have.

Does that seem accurate?

Thank you,
Tom Asbury